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Tour C3 Jacket...

Well, not exactly the first, I took it around the block before buying it.
Since getting it back home, i'd taken the fairings, wheels, tank, and timing covers off for a check before taking the bike out for a shakedown ride. The brake and clutch fluid looked old so replaced it and bled the brakes and clutch. I bought some Iridium spark plugs but didn't install them until I'd been on the bike. Oil looke fresh and sufficient, brake pads looked ok as did the timing belts - service records said that they were changed in November '19 but..... you know ....
So yesterday late afternoon I took her out onto the country roads which I thought would be quiet, unfortunately, traffic was heavy and the police were out in force. Other traffic users were very courteous and almost all oncoming traffic duly notified me well in advance of local police presence. On reflection, the traffic volume, police presence and road conditions was a good test of how the bike would handle and respond to a variety...

Picked her up yesterday and put 85 miles on it today with a ride around Peak District.

A step up from my Monster 1200R in every area except tank range. Fuel light was on after just 80 miles. This wouldn't be an issue if I'd been ringing it's neck but I'm keeping it below 8k while running it in.

The youngest Zhedlet turns 18 this time next week and I got him this MT125 (2016). Advertised for £2,850 but I got it for £2,400 with a paddock stand thrown in as the ABS light was on. I think it’s probably just a loose or dry connection as I had a fiddle with the sensors and got the light to go out and the ABS working again, but then it recurred.

I made him spend a year on a twist and go step thru so he could concentrate on developing his road sense and whatnot without having to worry about gears and clutch or toppling over and so he’s absolutely over the Moon to now be on a “proper” bike. We then had a lovely, albeit slow, ride back to Herts together through the Cambridgeshire lanes.

Just had this delivered from Ducati Manchester. Low miles, graphics wrapped but apart from that, bog standard. Can’t wait to get out on it hopefully this weekend.
I’m really, really going to make an effort to keep this one standard ish.
And does anyone have a copy of the 959 workshop manual? I bought a copy off that Recambio moto site but probably through my own stupidity, can’t get it to download...
Anyway, here it is.

Jean-Baptiste Launay, aka Jisbar, is one of the most prominent figures of his generation in the pop-street art world. He has created a reinterpretation of the famous "Mona Lisa" dedicating it to Ducati
The painting will be auctioned on Thursday 16 July and the proceeds will go to #RaceAgainstCOVID, the fundraising organized by Ducati for the S. Orsola Hospital in Bologna
All the information to participate in the auction that will take place in streaming online is available on the "Cambi Auction House" website (www.cambiaste.com)

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 7 July 2020 – "Ducati Mona Lisa" is the name of the work of art created by the French artist Jisbar (born Jean-Baptiste Launay) which will be auctioned on Thursday 16 July in order to raise funds for the #RaceAgainstCOVID, the initiative organized by the Borgo Panigale motorcycle manufacturer in support of the rehabilitation programs that the Polyclinic of S. Orsola in Bologna has...

Hello,

New here...new to Ducati...and back biking after 10yrs away.

Picked up this 959. Took it for it's first spin last night. It's understandably very different to the inline fours I've always had but first impressions are great! I'm guessing/hoping the slow speed maneuvers will just take a bit of getting used to (it's all a bit lumpy down there ). Feels like a great bike once it's well on the move.

Hoping to learn more about this model and Ducati in general on here.

Based in central Scotland and hope to meet some of you along the road.


Cheers,

Kev.

After seeing @bettes self made headstock stand I thought I would have a go and give a little detail into my attempt, before we start I am a retired joiner NOT a fabricator or welder.
First was to see what I had laying around, found a few bits but had to buy two pieces of box section for the uprights. I used 35x3mm box for the inner tube and 40x2mm for the outer tube which gave a half mm all round clearance to slide.

First job was to weld the nut from the 20mm threaded bar into the 35x3mm inner box tube. I drilled holes through the top to give a larger weld area.
Next I welded an old socket to the top of the threaded bar made two steel washers (which had to fit inside to outer tube) with a plastic washer made from a milk bottle in between well greased to reduce friction!

To stop the shoulder nut from moving I drilled and fitted a split pin rather than weld just in case I needed to remove it at a later date.

Threaded bar now fitted into the inner box section.

Next was to make...

Hi all,
Sold the 848 on Sunday and bought a Hypermotard today! Very happy! Just hope I don’t need to stop, I can’t reach the ground! I have included the required image with bins.

Hi all new to the forum, i sold my ZX10R and took the move to my first Ducati. Might I say I bloody love it, I had to wait 8 weeks for delivery due to the pandemic but now it was defo worth it, I went for the 1199s,

Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/DucatiUK/status/1278252251971063809?s=20

Might be selling this as a new project could be along soon.
As most of you know, I’ve spent the last 5 years minting this bike with the best parts I could get my hands on. No expense spared.
The bike has 17,800 miles on it backed up with mots, a folder full of receipts, the original POS sheet and I think I’m the 3rd or 4th owner.
The Bayliss bodywork is made up of 996R Carbon fiber side panels, belly pan and front mudguard. All the other body parts are MS Production. No stickers on the bike barring the front 21 number. Everything else is hand painted on, including the small logos on the belly pan. The paintwork is in Stunning condition with just a small blemish on the MS Production Carbon fiber tank. This is the later (better) version reinforced with Kevlar.
30mm Offset magnesium Yokes.
Corse magnesium swing arm complete with mag eccentric, linear rocker and RS ride height adjuster.
Marchesini magnesium wheels. The rear (not fitted) is 5.75” so perfect for no the a 180 or 190...

Sitting bored so thought I’d post a picture of my mate at the Mull of Galloway recently. My mate Norie owns the pikes peak and soon to be 82 years young. Was pissed of at not riding to WDW this year. Morocco last year. Amazing guy.

After the temporary closure caused by the health emergency, the Ducati Museum will gradually reopen to the public starting on Saturday 4 July
Factory visits are suspended for safety reasons. The new virtual tour of the production lines will be soon available on the Ducati website
New and exciting experiences, to be tackled by motorbike or on Ducati’s range of e-bikes, offered to visitors to encourage the discovery of the territory and its cultural, tourist and motoring traditions

Borgo Panigale (Bologna, Italy), 30 June 2020- On Saturday 4 July, on the same date that Ducati was founded 94 years ago, the Ducati Museum and the Fisica in Moto educational laboratory of the Borgo Panigale factory will reopen their doors to visitors, after the forced stop due to the health emergency.

The reopening will be gradual. Until 30 September the visit to the Ducati Museum and the educational laboratory will be limited to Saturday and Sunday, with the exception of the weeks from 3 to 9 August...

Earlier this year I decided to sell my Ducati 1098S, which I had owned since new. It was advertised for a couple of weeks but didn't attract a serious buyer. A few days ago on a bit of a whim I resumed the Ad and yesterday final payment on it was made and off the bike went with it's new owner.

It wasn't a forced sale or anything like that, there was solid logic behind the decision. Nevertheless I owned the bike for a fair period and put a lot of time and energy into its upkeep. The thing becomes a part of your life experience (good and bad). I bought it when my wife was 4 months pregnant with our now Year 7 son. I have photo's of both kids propped on it from toddlerhood through the years to the recent past.

Then of course all the riding memories, from the euphoric to brown trousers time. Good day trips with friends, some of whom I have lost contact with.

Of course at the end of the day it is an object, a possession ... but when it becomes entangled with special times, with...

As some of you may be aware of my situation currently I thought I was going to have to sell the bike, but I am able too keep her now so you’re not free of me yet!! Photo of how things look at the moment.

Above is a picture of me the last time I took to a track on 2 wheels. That was 40 years ago to the month IIRC. I did subsequently get to go on the sidecar platform with Roger Body at Brands, but that was 25 years ago on a corporate event. My last track foray on four wheels was 20 years back.

I have been telling myself that I really should do a track day for a few years now, and @Advikaz thread on his new GSXR stung me into action a bit sooner than I had intended (already had the the forthcoming Ducati day at Donnington booked).

I PM’d Adam and arranged 1 2 1 instruction for the day on 28th at Donnington through Focussed Events. With the event in August coming up I thought it would be a good idea to get some track time in beforehand with the added bonus of professional instruction from a Forum member.

Last week I had the suspension set up, stripped the indicators, number plate and radiator coverings on my Street Triple RS. I also swapped the tyres from my 748R (Bridgestone...

Hello all.

Recently became the owner of a gorgeous 1199S in a Superleggera paint job. I understand it isn't the real thing, but it's certainly enough to make people think twice. It's very marmite, but I love it. At least I don't have to wear a hi-viz.
Only had it two weeks and an still a little tentative on the throttle as I've just come off an old RSV 1000. The Ducati is much lighter and far more powerful, at least to me.

I have made none of the modifications to the bike which has had one owner since new. Paint job by Dream Machine UK.
S version with electronically controlled suspension.
Carbon front and rear mud guard
Carbon heat shield
Carbon tail tidy
Termignoni carbon titanium exhaust
Marchesini wheels
Some fancy Ducati performance seat